shadow
Example Sentences
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Shorn of sentimentality, this gentle drama follows a quietly observant fifth-grader who feels the grim shadow of mortality all around her.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
That cast a shadow over the wider chip sector, according to Luria.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
This latest term came to be defined by the merits docket, the shadow docket, and the justices’ public grievances.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026
“We will no longer live in the shadow of our ugly past,” Mayor Andrew Ginther, a Democrat, said at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
A blanket hung from the ceiling, and I could see the shadow of a bed behind it.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
Vocabulary lists containing shadow
Black and Gray
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"The Song of Wandering Aengus" and "Sonnet 43," Vocabulary from the poems
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"Morning Song" by Sylvia Plath
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